Munich: Attractions
The Complete Guide to European Delivery Programs
How to Pick Up Your New Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, or Volvo in Europe, Drive on the Autobahn, and Save Money
When I was 10 or 11, I accompanied my parents to the local Mercedes-Benz dealer for them to discuss ordering a car. Unlike the way my friends’ parents purchased cars, which was to pick one out at a local dealership, my parents were planning to pick up a new Mercedes-Benz …
Oktoberfest 2011 Opens in Munich, Germany
The 178th Oktobefest opened at the stroke of noon amidst sunny skies today as Bürgermeister (Lord Mayor) Christian Ude tapped the first keg with two blows of his hammer and shouted “O’zapft is“ (it’s tapped), accompanied by a loud 12-gun salute. The mayor, as tradition dictates, gave the first beer to Horst Seehofer, the Ministerpräsident (premier) of Freistaat Bayern (the Free State of Bavaria).
More than six million visitors are expected …
Munich’s Beer Gardens
The Biergarten (literally, beer garden) dates back to Munich in the first half of the nineteenth century and the reign of Ludwig I of Bavaria. Thanks to a royal decree specifying brewing temperature (fermentation had to take place at temperatures between 4° and 8° Celsius), beer was brewed in colder months and breweries would dig beer cellars (Bierkeller) along the banks of the Isar River to keep the beer …
Jonathan Spira’s Munich
[Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles about Munich and covers museums and music. Virtual tours of both Munich and the BMW Museum are at the bottom of the page.]
The letter “B” is not found in “Munich” but it might as well be. The letter B is everywhere in the city, whether it’s on the street (BMW), in a restaurant (Bier), or in a political …
BMW’s Brave New World
Visitors to Munich have always thought of the city as a kind of BMW world. Not only is the automaker headquartered there, but the cars themselves are as ubiquitous as the beer and are even used as police cars and taxis.
As a company, BMW has always presented a distinctive image, from its logo, a stylized spinning propeller against a blue sky, to its buildings, which include the Vierzylinder (Four Cylinder) …
The Ultimate Souvenir: BMW’S European Delivery Program
FOR FORTY YEARS, AMERICAN BMW BUYERS HAVE BEEN TAKING THEIR BRAND-NEW CARS ON A FINE VACATION
Since the 1960s, several thousand Americans each year have taken a trip to Munich, Germany with one goal in mind. Unlike the other American tourists, they are not there for the beer, the Schnitzel, the museums and art galleries, and the Gemütlichkeit alone. The real reason for the trip: to pick up a new BMW …
